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On the recordMarch 11, 2009
The Antiquities Act has been used to great effect, by and large and very appropriate ways as Senator Bingaman just pointed out with the recent actions of President Bush.
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Tom Udall
Democratic · New Mexico

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Udall praises the effective use of the Antiquities Act in recent national monument designations.

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